Ventilated garments



July 19, 1955 v. BAGNATO 2,713,168

VENTILATED GARMENTS Filed Nov. 12, 1952 United States Patent VENTILATED GARMENTS Vito Bagnato, Woodside, N. Y. Application November 12, 1952, Serial No. 319,849

1 Claim. (CL 2-93) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ventilated garments.

More particularly, the present invention proposes the construction of an improved ventilated garment having one or more pleats with a long slit opening concealed beneath each pleat and running lengthwise of the pleat a substantial distance to provide ventilation.

Another object of the present invention proposes forming a garment such as a sport jacket, lumber jacket, blouse, coat, dress or the like with a concealed ventilation opening or openings having associated means for the selective closure of the opening or openings.

Still further, the present invention proposes constructing an air-conditioned garment having air passage openings covered by side pleats in the garment material and extending lengthwise of the pleats with a slide fastener secured to the sides of each opening for selectively opening or closing the air passages.

As a further object, the present invention proposes arranging the ventilating openings beneath the pleats so that adjacent air openings will have oppositely opening 3 slide fasteners to provide for a flow of limited amounts of air in cross ventilation fashion.

The present invention further proposes a novel arrangement of pleat and ventilation structure in an ordinary garment disposed so as not to detract from the appearance of the garment but to add to its attractiveness.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a sport jacket constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view of the inside of the jacket with parts broken away.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the back of a garment with parts broken away illustrating a modification of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a reduced sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the new and improved ventilated or air-conditioned garment of the present invention is illustrated by way of example as a sport jacket 15. The present invention is not limited, however, to sport jackets but is adapted for any garment, particularly such upper garments of men, Women and children as lumber jackets, shirts, blouses, coats, dresses and the like.

Sport jacket 15 has two front panels 16 and 17 (Fig.

2,713,158 Patented July 19, 1955 l), a back panel 18 (Figs. 2-6), a yoke 19, and two side panels 26 and 21. The front panels 16 and 17 are secured at their rear edges to the side panels 20 and 21 respectively, just behind the sleeves 22 and 23, the sleeves being stitched to the front and side panels and to the yoke 19.

The upper edges 24 and 25 of the side panels 20 and 21, respectively, are secured to the lower edge of yoke 19 along seam 26. Back panel 18 also has its upper edge secured to the lower edge of the yoke 19.

Side edge marginal portions 27 and 28 of back panel 18 are turned under in folds 29 and 36 and secured along seams 31 and 32 along the bend lines of each fold to marginal edge portions 33 and 34 of the side panels 20 and 21, respectively, with the folds 29 and covering the free side edges 35 and 36 of the back panel 18 and 37 and 38 of side panels 20 and 21.

The side edge marginal portions 27 and 28 of back panel 18 and marginal edge portions 33 and 34 of side panels 20 and 21 have unsecured portions forming two long slit openings 39 and 40 between the back panel 18 and the side panels 20 and 21 and beneath the back panel. The upper termination points of the seams 31 and 32 produce the vents or openings 39 and 40 beneath the back panel.

Slide fastener closure means are provided for the slit openings 39 and 40 in the form of slide fasteners 41 and 42. Each slide fastener has the usual coacting elements 43 and 44 (Fig. 3). The elements 43 and 44 are secured to tapes 45 and 46, respectively. Tape 45 of each slide fastener is secured to one or" the turned under side edge marginal portions 27 and 23 of back panel 18 beneath the back panel and adjacent to one of the free side edges 35 and 36 of the back panel 18 at one side of one of the slit openings 39 and 4b. The other tape 46 of each slide fastener is secured to one of the side panels 20 and 21 on one of the marginal edge portions 33 and 34 beneath one of the folds 29 and 39 of the back panel 18 and at the other side of one of the slit openings 39 and 4 1). Tape 46 of each slide fastener is secured by stitches 47 (Fig. 4) the junctures being spaced from the free edges 37 and 38 of the side panels 29 and 21. Thus when the slide fasteners are closed, two side single pleats are formed on the back of the garment making the back panel 18 a box pleat in the area between and overlying the slide fasteners.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, is characterized by the provision of a single piece of material 48 forming both the back panel and the side panels, a pleat 49 being formed in the material at each side of the back of the garment with the fold disposed on the outside of the garment. A long slit opening 50 is formed in the material under each pleat, the opening running lengthwise of each pleat and concealed by its fold when the outside of the garment is viewed. The fold of a pleat d9 has an outer bend 51 and an inner bend 52. The slit opening 50 is disposed adjacent the inner bend with a slide fastener 53 provided as closure means for each such slit opening 50, the slide fastener 53 having coacting elements connected with opposite sides of the slit opening.

The coacting elements of the slide fastener 53 are arranged on two tapes 54 and 55. Tape 54 is secured to the fold at one side of the slit opening and the other tape 55 is secured to the material 48 beneath the fold spaced from the other side of the slit opening and underlying the fold.

The material beneath the fold of pleat 49 and the slide fastener tapes 54 and 55 all normally lie fiat and superposed but they are extendable in bellows fashion to spread apart the slit opening 54} and dispose the slide fastener tapes 54 and 55 across the opening.

When two pleats 49 are provided, as in making a garment like that shown in Figs. 1 to 6, respectively, the pleats 49 will have their folds disposed on the outside so... w-

bend 52 and the slide fastener 53 is secured between the inner portion 56 and the underlying material disposed across the slit openings. Tape 54 is secured adjacent the inner bend 52 and tape 55 is secured to the material underiying the inner portion 56 of the fold spaced from theother side of the slit opening. The fold of a pleat 49 being stitcheddown at the opposite ends of a slit opening 50, the fold Will be held over the opening to conceal it and the slide fastener for closingit. 7

While I have illustrated and "described the preferred embodiments "of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein l disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent In a ventilated garment, a unitary piece of material comprising a combined back and side panel, a pleat told on each side of the back portion of the panel, each pleat fold having an inner bend and an outer bend, a connecting portion for said bends, each pleat fold having a slit opening adjacent the inner bend, and a slide fastener secured between the inner bend and the adjacent connecting portion, the fold of a pleat being stitched down at the opposite ends of the slit opening to conceal it and the slide fastener for closing same.

ReferencesiCited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Weinstock Apr. 25, 1950 

